Weather - Much much cooler today, but will only be for 1 or 2 days. And then back to the mid-20s. Need a light coat. 16C at 1030.Update - 1400 - steady steady rain. Could last for several hours. Good for the sweetcorn, potatoes, apple trees. 16C.

Putin wants to convince everyone that the world is a rotten, like Russia

The reaction of Russian authorities to the doping scandal around the Russian athletes suggests that the Kremlin uses for its whitening the same methods, which tries to maintain power to Vladimir Putin.

This page in the Financial Times writes Peter Pomerantcev transmits ZN.ua.

He recalled that after WADA has revealed the involvement of Russian state structures to conceal the truth about the use of Russian athletes of doping during the Olympic Games in Sochi, the chairman of the Duma Committee on Sport, said: "Probably, for all this are the United States."

Putin himself has accused anti-doping investigation in WADA "politicized." And the Russian media wrote that the scandal was "part of the policy of sanctions against Russia."

"The first method requires to convince the Russians that Putin -. Also uncontested leader of the USSR at the time argued that it is much better than the Western world today Kremlin says that the whole world is the same rotten, like Russia." - Says the Pomeranian.

The author notes that in the case of a doping scandal at the Russian television there are numerous videos on how throughout the history of the problem of illegal drugs in the United States there were athletes.

"Similarly, the Kremlin acts when he is accused of propaganda or corruption, saying that West is also not the best," - says the article.The second method of Moscow - is to convince the Russians to the existence of a "conspiracy" against their country. And this, according to the author, allows emotionally justify all the Kremlin's failure and the entire Russian society. Furthermore, it deprives the people feel that they are able to affect something in Russia.

"What can one little man against the big conspiracy? This justifies the illegal actions of the Kremlin. Like, the Russian authorities had no other choice but to use a secret army and lie to occupy the Ukrainian Crimea. Also, it was" necessary "to feed the athletes banned substances to confront "international conspiracy" - the article says.

He concluded Pomeranian - "Putin has positioned himself as a person who acts in a similar manner with the international law in the Russian system of ordinary people too often have to break the rules in order to survive to circumvent the law in the country is considered a good ability..."

Earlier, the US Anti-Doping Agency has called to remove Russia from all competitions .

One possible reason for the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet , law enforcement officers called his professional activity.In recent years, Sheremet worked in the publication "Ukrainian Truth" and led to the transmission of the radio "Vesti", he also actively blogged and was the creator of the site "Belarusian Partisan". The journalist criticized the policies of the Russian government, the Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas, opposed the Ukrainian oligarchs. The publication "LІGA.net" leads 10 recent publications and Sheremet statements. We bring you this collection.

July 19, 19:49. FacebookPavel Sheremet wrote a little ironic post on the opening of the monument to the Russian transit Zheleznogorsk."All according to Freud - a closed city, iron toys, skipping monument) Pure consciousness, clouded only vodka, because no more entertainment there is none besides ski and vodka summer midges and flies every evil, so life in the autumn and winter ... I was there. been there, I know. "

Ismail are checking in fast-food network in which 50 people were poisoned - mayor

Ismail are checking in fast-food network in which 50 people were poisoned. The broadcast channel "112 Ukraine "said Mayor Andrew Abramchenko.

"Today asked our infectious hospital 50 persons, all of them were hospitalized, including 10 children, one pregnant woman and one minor child who 1,5 years", - he said, adding that the fast-food chain and closed on it checks.

ATO: militants opened fire 70 times on Ukrainian positions http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/21/7115492/

Thursday, July 21, 2016, 7:34For the past day gunmen opened fire 70 times on positions ATO Forces units including the forbidden Minsk II heavy weapons.The press center ATO headquarters.At most, 33 shootings, recorded in the Donetsk area. The forbidden Minsk II 122-mm artillery opponent to beat Avdeevka, Semyhir'yi, Kodemi and the heater, and 120 and 82-mm mortars - by Villas, Novgorod, Zaitsev and Avdiyivka.Also, mortars caliber 82 mm occupiers used against Ukrainian military in Mayorsku and Trinity. With grenade launchers and heavy machine guns fired on enemy fortifications in the Armed Forces Avdiyivka, Novgorod, Lugansk and Zaitsev.In Mariupol direction recorded 31 case of violation of the ceasefire. In particular, with a 122-mm self-propelled and 120-mm mortars fired power ATU bases in Vodnya and Talakivtsi. In addition, mortars and 82-caliber 120 mm in Shyrokynomu involved the enemy and Krasnohorivtsi and near Marinka and Hnutovoho - active enemy snipers.Also, in the Donetsk region occupiers used the armored vehicles, rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft installations and small arms.Luhansk 6 times the enemy fired from positions in Ukrainian grenades and small arms in the village Novooleksandrivtsi and Luhansk.

Russia sent another "humkonvoy" into Donbasshttp://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/21/7115489/===

We all know what these bring in now. Unless you are living in Russia and have no access to real news. Or maybe North Korea. The separatists have got through a lot of artillery shells recently, that is for sure.

Russia builds up three major groups capable of blitzkrieg toward Kyiv, - Russian military experthttp://en.censor.net.ua/news/398216/russia_builds_up_three_major_groups_capable_of_blitzkrieg_toward_kyiv_russian_military_expert"...At the border with Ukraine (where three years ago no troops were deployed at all), the Russian side is building up three major groups that can, if necessary, deal a swift strike in the direction of Kyiv (which is only 270 km away from the Russian border) from the north as well as create two powerful "claws" to ensure a strategic encirclement of the main Ukrainian army group in Left-bank Ukraine, which is already constrained by the self-proclaimed republics at the front line in the Donbas. ...

===Basically, if Putin wanted to occupy all of Ukraine, he could do so. My opinion - his main problem would be afterwards. The Ukrainian people hate Russians. Absolute hate. Apart from the older Babushkas...

You would think if the bomb was activated remotely then the killers knew who they were targeting. But nothing can be certain. My guess - journalist was targetted for some investigation into crime figures.

The Many Faces Of Nadia Savchenkohttp://www.rferl.org/fullinfographics/infographics/the-many-faces-of-nadia-savchenko/27869488.html....What might eventually prove to be her political undoing is her alliance with Tymoshenko. Savchenko's snubbing of Tymoshenko at the airport, where she refused to take the bouquet of flowers, may well prove to be emblematic of their relationship -- and a harbinger of what's to come. Berezovets said there just isn't enough room for two strong female personalities at the top of the party. "Yulia is a strong, charismatic leader who will not accept her alter ego," he said, referring to Savchenko....====

Long long, but good article about Savchenko. Lot of biography, but also some interesting stuff on her relationship - or not - with Tymoshenko. Recommended. By American reporter Miller, with some help from others.

Car bomb kills pioneering journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kievhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/20/ukraine-journalist-pavel-sheremet-killed-kiev-car-bombing?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed...Sheremet had been on his way to host his morning radio show. He was driving a Subaru XV belonging to his partner, Olena Prytula, the owner of the news site Ukrainian Pravda, where Sheremet worked.....===Article by American journalist, Luhn, based in Moscow. But article appears unbiased, unlike some other journalists in Russia.

One day in the area of ​​military anti-terrorist operation five injured.This at a traditional briefing on Thursday said the spokesman of the Presidential Administration on ATO Andrei Lysenko."For the past day nobody killed as a result of fighting between Ukrainian troops there, five soldiers were wounded."The colonel said that one soldier suffered injuries in Stanitsa Lugansk, two - in Zaitsev, 1 - in the Novgorod and another one - in Verhnotoretskomu.According to Lysenko, this was due to hostile fire.

Russian sniper unit arrives in Donbas – Intelhttp://www.unian.info/war/1429853-russian-sniper-unit-arrives-in-donbas-intel.html...."Ukrainian military intelligence reports that the unit of Russian snipers has arrived in the area near Svitlodarsk. It’s 12 soldiers with the latest 12.7 mm sniper rifles," Lysenko said, according to an UNIAN correspondent.....

Searches underway in mayors’ offices in Bucha, Irpin in Kyiv regionhttp://www.unian.info/society/1429752-searches-underway-in-mayors-offices-in-bucha-irpin-in-kyiv-region.html...“From 06:00, the PGO has been conducting a search [at the office] of notorious Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk in connection with a case involving the stealing of 900 hectares of forest land in Kyiv region,” he wrote. “His accomplice, the even more notorious Irpin Mayor Volodymyr Karpliuk, who seized power in Kotsiubinske and ordered the beating of activists, fled Ukraine at 03:00,” Aryev added....===

Why do they wait for them to leave the country before raiding the corrupt?

Irpen, Bucha, towns on the outskirts of Kiev. About 25 minutes' drive to the city centre, on a quiet Sunday morning. Lots of developments there - flats, houses, mansions also.

Looks to me like Ukraine will buy gas again from Europe rather than direct from Russia. Putin was wanting Ukraine to pay for gas for the occupied territories as a condition for buying Russian gas. Idiot. Ukraine's gas consumption has decreased markedly over the past two years. But everything depends on the winter. The last two have been very very mild. Last year, of course, was an El Nino year.===

Pavel Sheremet: “You can’t be ready to be killed”http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1469024802The above words, spoken about Pavel Sheremet’s friend Boris Nemtsov on the first anniversary of his murder are bitterly poignant, as is so much else on a dark day, when the well-known and respected 44-year-old Belarusian journalist and former prisoner of conscience has himself been murdered. He died in Kyiv almost exactly two years after leaving Russian ORT in protest at the virulent warmongering propaganda against Ukraine. ....====Another good article by Halya Coynash.

Pavel Sheremet, a renowned investigative journalist, was killed by a car bomb while he was driving to work at Radio Vesti on Wednesday morning in central Kiev. The journalist’s funeral in his hometown of Minsk, Belarus, is set for July 23, and investigators are compiling theories surrounding his death.

His death has already been classified as “premeditated murder” by Kiev police, and the FBI and Europol have agreed to aid in the probe. Ukraine’s security services (SBU) announced four of their six main theories surrounding his murder on Thursday.

Professional Work

The theory that Sheremet was targeted because of his journalistic work was one of the first announced in Kiev on Wednesday. The journalist’s uncompromising investigations led to his imprisonment in Belarus in 1997, and to his persecution and firing in Russia. Friends of Sheremet and his partner and colleague, Ukrainskaya Pravda editor Olena Prytula, told The Moscow Times on Wednesday that both had long complained about being followed. Sevgil Musayeva-Borovyk, head editor of Ukrainskaya Pravda’s news site, linked Sheremet’s death to his work as well, especially given the timing of the incident: during his routine morning commute. The New York Times once described Sheremet as “a thorn in the side of President Alexander Lukashenko’s autocratic government,” because of his investigations into the country’s corruption and political abuse................

After becoming the official Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump went even further in his controversial statements.

This time, he has stated that the U.S. might not come to the defense of a NATO ally under attack from Russia if that country has not fulfilled its obligations to America.

Censor.NET reports citing Financial Times.

After his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate, Trump went much further than his previous controversial comments that he would consider reducing the U.S. role in a military alliance that has formed the bedrock of the transatlantic security relationship for many decades.

Asked whether he would defend the Baltic states in the face of Russian aggression if president, Trump said: "If they fulfill their obligations to us, the answer is yes."

The billionaire had already sparked concern among many U.S. allies, including the other members of NATO and countries such as Japan and South Korea, that he would adopt an isolationist stance that would dramatically affect a series of relationships that most experts argue have provided for security in Europe and Asia.

In response to Trump's remarks, Linas Linkevicius, Lithuania's foreign minister, said: "There is no ground to doubt Lithuania's commitments, and we do not doubt [our] Allies' commitments."

An ambassador for a NATO country in the Baltics said: "A lot of people here are very queasy at the prospect of Trump's presidency and how it could empower Putin."

The publication recalls that U.S. President Barack Obama offered reassurance in a speech in Tallinn in 2014 that the U.S. would respect NATO's commitment to collective defense, known as Article 5, if the Baltics were attacked.

But Baltic officials express concern about allies promptly triggering Article 5 that will allow Russia to go far before it is retaliated.

Earlier, Trump excluded the provision of lethal aid to Ukraine from GOP's official program. Trump staffers came up with a proposal to replace the corresponding item with softer language calling for "appropriate assistance." The amendment was voted on and passed. This unexpected move turned out to be at odds with almost all party national security leaders.

On the contrary, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has repeatedly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and criticized Trump for his sympathy toward Moscow. During her campaign, she stressed the Kremlin would rejoice at Trump's victory.

As reported, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have more or less equal chances to win the U.S. presidential election scheduled for Nov. 8, 2016. Each of them is supported by 40 percent of Americans.

Nato’s top civilian issued a sharp rebuttal to Donald Trump on Thursday after the Republican presidential nominee suggested the US might not defend European allies if they came under Russian attack.

The unusually blunt plea for alliance unity by Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general, came as Mr Trump’s remarks were greeted with alarm on Nato’s eastern flank, particularly in the three Baltic countries and Poland.

Mr Trump’s suggestion that the US should only defend European Nato members if Washington was “reasonably reimbursed” for the “tremendous cost” of protecting them came in an interview with the New York Times. When he was asked whether he would defend the Baltics in the face of Russian aggression as president, he said: “If they fulfil their obligations to us, the answer is yes.”...................

Ukraine's High Council of Justice opens disciplinary cases against judges who tried Euromaidan activists

This decision was taken at a meeting of the High Council of Justice on July 20, 2016 based on inspections conducted by members of the High Council of Justice at the request of the temporary ad hoc commission on checking judges of courts of general jurisdiction, the press service of the High Council of Justice reported on Wednesday.

Disciplinary proceedings were launched against Judge of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv Viktor Danylyshyn, against judges of Cherkasy District Administrative Court Tetiana Chubar, Vasyl Kovalenko and Volodymyr Myshenko, against judge of Obolon District Court of Kyiv Mykola Misechko Judge of the Appeal Court of Kyiv region Oksana Rudnichenko and against Judge of Poltava Regional Administrative Court of Ivan Yasynovky.............

According to the "Duma" , a large landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) US Navy landing blow up Marines in stretch of coast near the mouth of the Danube.

It is reported that the ship was designed in the 1970s, but its built-seven series following ships under President Reagan. Its length is 190 meters, width - 26 full displacement of about 16,000 tons.

Four 16-cylinder diesel engines with total capacity of 33,000 horsepower can accelerate it to a speed of 20 knots. The ship can be placed up to 500 Marines. On board are hovercraft LCAC amphibious and several helicopters.

Russia told the OSCE Permanent Council that the special monitoring mission with access to the border.

US Permanent Representative at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Daniel Bayer openly accused the Russian delegation in the dissemination of false information on access to OSCE militants occupied territory in eastern Ukraine.

This statement was made ​​an American diplomat in Vienna on Thursday, reports Ukrinform.

"Russia told the OSCE Permanent Council that the special monitoring mission with access to the border. This is not true, "- said the US diplomat.

During his speech Bayer cited specific examples in the past week when Russian military representatives at the Joint Center control and coordination observers refused this request.

"United Russia-separatist forces provide access Special observation mission only occasionally and only as the deputy head of mission Hug when observers can see nothing," - he added.

The Kremlin still believes that between Kyiv and self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" was held direct dialogue.

Today had a telephone conversation the head of the OSCE, Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during which they discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine. The press service of the Foreign Ministry.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the conversation was a continuation of the teleconference leaders of Russia, Germany and France on July 13, 2016.

The press service reported that Lavrov and F.Shtaynmayer discussed the situation in the Donbass, stressing the need to fulfill Minsk agreements to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the Kremlin still believes that between Kyiv and self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" was held direct dialogue.

Lyashko came to GPO for questioning and asked to open a case against Lutsenko

Lyashko questioned in the investigation into the threats from his hand to the prosecutor of Chernihiv oblast Viktor Nosenko

Leader of the Radical Party, Oleg Lyashko came in for questioning to the Prosecutor General in the investigation into the threats from his hand to the prosecutor of Chernihiv oblast Viktor Nosenko.

In comments to journalists before interrogation in the Main Investigation Department of the GPU Lyashko said that he was accused that he threatened violence law enforcement officer.

"a law enforcement officer - a prosecutor Chernihiv oblast Viktor Nosenko, who commissioned the authorities falsify criminal cases against my still party members," - he said.

According to the Lyashko, he told the prosecutor that "a change of government - you sit in jail for fraud by abuse we bring that to you vylah. " "Against me for a criminal case," - said the leader of the faction.

Lyashko expressed the view that it and members of its faction "persecuted for our position."

However, he said that as against him criminal case under the relevant statement to the prosecutor, he wrote an appeal to the prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko, which he calls "institute criminal proceedings against Lutsenko citizen." "That which before take the post of prosecutor general - we all remember how he threatened to prosecutors in court as he was spitting in their face. We remember how he ... police beat them. It's also the threat of violence is all too obstruction of law enforcement bodies ", - said the deputy.

In addition, he noted that the investigator, who is investigating the case Yefremov is investigating his case.

Recall Prosecutor General's Office on July 15 opened a criminal investigation into the Lyashko threats to the prosecutor of Chernihiv region Nosenko.

In Kiev via Moscow church procession will work hard employees of the Security Service of Ukraine. This was announced today at a session of Kyiv City Council said the head of the SBU in Kiev and Kiev region Stepan Hreschuk.

According to him, to Kyiv go two columns, one came on July 3 with Svyatogorsk Lavra in Donetsk region, and the second - with the Pochaiv Lavra in Ternopil area. They have to meet in the capital on July 27 and hold a prayer service at St. Vladimir's Hill. According Hreschuka, last year there was a similar event.

In order to avoid provocations and breach of the peace, the Security Service will create a focal headquarters hotel "Cossack" on the Internet promise to extend contacts to report any provocations and violations. Created as a separate Coordinating Council, which monitors everything that happens around the religious procession, there are representatives Natshvardiyi, the Interior Ministry, Security Service, the police, prosecutors, clergy and patriotic public organizations.

"We will carefully monitor to ensure that there was any forbidden symbols, may sound provocative slogans, no separatist manifestations, and interconfessional confrontation. And to our knowledge, this is not. But I want to emphasize that all those who violate public order and the more or call to speak to the unconstitutional actions will be apprehended by the police. We also set frame metal detectors, all in accordance with the security regime, "- said Hreschuk.

Investigative actions taking place within the investigation of the criminal proceedings on the fact of illegal sale of classified information from the electronic database DFS

Today, July 21, Kyiv prosecutor's office investigators and staff of the Security Service of Ukraine raided the premises of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, as well as the residence of some officials of DFS. This UNN source in law enforcement.

The source said the investigative action took place within the investigation of the criminal proceedings on the fact of illegal sale of classified information from the electronic database DFS.

"Officials for payment illegally systematically passed on to interested parties information on an electronic database DFS on economic agents, "- said the source UNN.

In the offices and the residence of three defendants in the proceedings seized computers, flash media and rough tracks.

During a search of the estate of the mayor withdrew funds Bucha, icons, medals

GPO also seized documents confirming the machinations of the earth for hundreds of millions of hryvnia

Today, July 21, at 6 am, the General Prosecutor's Office began a search of the estate of a suspected illegal seizure of state owned forest land area of 890 hectares near the town. Bucha through criminal schemes mayor Bucha Anatoliy Fedoruk

writes "informants" who got exclusive photos of scene, Fedoruk hid his estate for kilkametrovym fence. Behind him - a considerable area of orchards, greenhouses and gazebos.

It features Fedoruk seized funds, icons, jewelery, medals and orders.

Recall Attorney General's Office during a search of the mayor Bucha also seized documents confirming the machinations of the earth for hundreds of million.

The body of 44-year-old deceased forensic experts found five bullet wounds

In Moscow, found the body of the operator of the central Russian TV channel "Russia-1" Andrei Nazarenko with five gunshot wounds. First reported by local channel "360" with reference to a source in law enforcement.

According to the preliminary version, the employee RTR died at night on July 19 and his body only a day, in the evening of Wednesday, showed a son from his first marriage.

The body of 44-year-old killed, forensic experts found five bullet wounds, three shots were made ​​in the head. Investigators trying to find out all the circumstances of the accident.

The iconic that news is not available at the channel, but dispersed network and acquires new details and refinements - said "5 channel" . Thus, the "MK" reports that 43-year-old body found July 20 Nazarenko wife, who has not been able to go out with him on bond. A woman with a family vacationing in the country, and the operator could not join her because of work. The newspaper released the killer a man 6 balls from a Makarov pistol. Two of them were in the head and the heart. Presumably, the murder happened 19 July.

Recall, on the eve spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the murder of Pavel Sheremet blasphemous statement that "Ukraine is becoming a mass grave of journalists and journalism."

Russian political analyst: Kremlin does not know what to do by Trump winning

Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:19 am by Admin

Last week marked by the unexpected victory of Donald Trump's presidential election in the United States, the passions around the International Criminal Court, the scandalous arrest of the Minister of Economic Development of …